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then again

then again adverb: from another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.

Adverb

then again (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.
    • I think I'll take three pairs of shoes. Then again, I only plan to stay two days.
    Synonyms:
    there again

Synonyms of then again

Questions about then again

What does then again mean?
Then again means from another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.
What part of speech is then again?
Then again is an adverb.

Words near then again in the dictionary

  1. themselfs
  2. themselues
  3. themselves
  4. themun
  5. then
  6. then again
  7. then and in that event
  8. then and now
  9. then and there
  10. then-
  11. then-and-now

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